Firstly, we would like to thank all our families for continuing loyalty to Orde Day Care during our relocation to 33 Robert St this summer. We know the transition, commute, and navigating the building have posed some problems, and we appreciate your patience and understanding.
We also like to recognize our fantastic staff and children, who are making the best of the limited-out door space, new program rooms and catered lunches, not to mention the warm indoor temperatures during the humid summer days.
We have contacted Maureen Beckett, Project Manager of the construction at the Orde Site. She has communicated that she is unsure if we will be able to get back into the building before September 6, 2022. If this is the case, we wanted to provide as much notice as possible that the daycare may be closed on September 6 (Orde location only) for all programs so that staff can safely move back into the school and set up the environments for the children’s return on September 7, 2022.
We will confirm our plans by August 14, 2022, at which point we will have a better idea of our ability to get back to the Orde location before September 6, 2022.
If we do not open on September 6, 2022, Orde Day Care will reimburse fees for this day.
Thanking you in advance for your understanding
Move Back to Orde Day Care – End of Summer
July 26th, 2022 by Anna Gionet No comments »Orde Day Care and Orde Satellite opting in to Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care System
July 12th, 2022 by Anna Gionet No comments »Dear Families and Staff members of Orde Day Care;
We are proud to announce that Orde Daycare and Orde Satellite have applied to Children Services, City of Toronto to join the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System for 2022, based on the decision from our Board of Directors.
I will communicate the results of our application’s status for the CWELCC system, once we have been informed by Children Services, City of Toronto.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, and myself we would like to thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigated the information, process and implications the new system may have on our two childcare sites.
Respectfully
Anna Gionet RECE
Executive Director
UPDATE ON RELOCATION SITE INFORMATION FOR JULY 4, 2022
June 30th, 2022 by Anna Gionet No comments »Dear Families and Staff at the 18 Orde St Site location;
Please note that menus for the next three weeks we emailed to families on the families@ordedaycare.org email distribution list. Morning and afternoon snacks as well as bagged lunches will continue to be prepared on site, The hot lunch will be catered. If you child develops a food restriction or allergy during this time, please provide us as much notice as possible, so we can inform our caterer
Our phone number will remain the same @ 416 598 3412, but you can also email the supervisors at gary.duncan@ordedaycare.org
or sandra.hejmo@ordedaycare.org or myself @ admin@ordedaycare.org
We will be using the Main entrance of the school on Robert St. Please see attached floor plan and google link
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=33+robert+street+toronto. If you are having difficulty finding the entrance please do not hesitate to contact us for further direction.
The school has a security system which means that the doors to the school are locked. We are only using the Robert St entrance for Orde Day Care parents. Please be mindful of this entrance, as there is another program located in the school using a separate entrance.
We will be allowing parents into the school building to bring your child to their classroom and pick them up in the evening.
Our hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. starting July 4. 2022
A staff will be stationed at the door to direct you to your child’s program for the first week to familiarize you with the route to your child’s classroom from 7:30-10:00 a.m. and 3:30-6:00 p.m.
If you come outside of these times please call the daycare number which will be posted on the entrance door.
Please allow this extra time for the morning drop and evening pick up to bring/pick up your child directly from the classroom.
We will be moving to buzzing families into the school the second week within the same time period of 7:30-10:00 a.m. and 3:30-6:00 p.m. If you come outside of those time to drop off or pick up your child you will have to call the daycare directly @ 416 598 3412 for a staff to let you into the building.
Drop off and pick up for families arriving by car will be off Spadina Ave as designated by the City of Toronto, Parking Authority.
If you should have any additional questions, I will be returning emails between 9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
Thank you again for your continued support and understanding
Best
Anna
Follow up to Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care email
June 28th, 2022 by Anna Gionet No comments »Dear Families and Staff
We received a number of questions regarding the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care program email that was sent out on June 24, 2022.
The Board of Directors reservation for not in opting immediately is due in large part to the significant number of unknowns that are left undefined by the
Province throughout the CWELCC contract. Language such as reasonableness,or fair market are being used with no concrete or definitive numbers or
caps provided for salaries or expenses. With fees frozen at March 2022 levels,our ability to meet any expenses deemed unreasonable for 2023 would be difficult.
As a non for profit, unionized centre we must ensure financial viability of our business as well as commitment to salaries and benefits through our
negotiated collective agreements. The Board must balance this while ensuring fees are competitive and quality care is maintained for our families.
Below is a clip from Metro morning that was aired today regarding the CWELCC program. The operator touches on a few issues that our Board of
Directors have also identified as reasons why a centre wouldn’t necessarily immediately opt-in.
If you have any question or would like to share your views regarding the
Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care please direct your email to